Which of the Following Terms Refers to How Capable We

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms refers to how capable we feel we are, or how successful we feel we will be, when performing certain kinds of tasks?

• A) self-description
• B) self-esteem
• C) self-efficacy
• D) self-concept

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Definitions:

Strong Manipulation

The application of a significant change or intervention in an experiment, aiming to produce a noticeable effect on the dependent variable.

Internal Validity

The certainty with which results of an experiment can be attributed to the manipulation of the independent variable rather than to some other, confounding variable.

Ceiling Effect

Failure of a measure to detect a difference because it was too easy (also see floor effect).

Strongest Manipulation

In experimental research, the use of the most extreme or powerful version of the independent variable to assess its effects.